Alaska Wildlife Viewing

Alaska wildlife viewing is a fun and rewarding experience for individuals of all ages. Visitors to Alaska and Alaskan residents alike agree that the wildlife of Alaska is unlike any other collection of wildlife on the planet.

Nothing gives an appreciation of the great Alaskan landscape quite like an aerial view. Helicopter and floatplane trips are a great way to access the back country, whether it be to sight-seeing trip, walk on a glacier, or to be dropped off for a remote fishing, kayaking, or skiing experience.

From shorebirds to brown bear, sea otters to whales, wildlife viewing opportunities abound at Halibut Cove Lodge. In early May, we welcome the annual migration of over 100,000 shorebirds passing thru the region. Guided birding tours provide excellent viewing opportunities. We also offer whale watching and general wildlife tours, and often times our fishing trips are topped off with a timely Orca whale show or a humpback breaching.

Fly-out trips for brown bear viewing are a experience you must not miss. An Alaskan bear photo will back up your tall tales when you get home. You can't imagine the thrill of coming face-to-face with these magnificent creatures in their own environment until you've done it. Witness these bears as they fish along riverbeds flush with salmon, frolic on ice patches and slumber in the tundra.

Photo Credit

Bear viewing at Katmai National Park, Alaska © Alaska Division of Tourism

Sea Otter © Robert Angell, Alaska Division of Tourism

Man taking Picture © Alaska Division of Community and Business Development

Whale Breaching © John Hyde ADF & G, Alaska Division of Tourism

Bald Eagle nesting © Alaska Division of Tourism